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ANDREY KARGINOV: “IT IS A JOY TO SEE HAPPY CHILDREN’S EYES”

14.04.2017

On 13 April the pilot of KAMAZ-master Team, winner of rallies “Dakar 2014”, “Africa Eco Race 2017” Andrey Karginov took part in the charity program of the general  sponsor of the team – VTB bank – “World without Tears”.

VTB financed the purchasing of special medical equipment for surgery block of the hospital for the amount of 1 500 000 rubles for the Regional Children’s Clinical Hospital No1 in Ekaterinburg city.

Traditionally, within the program, apart from the financial support, the Bank organized children’s performance where the pilot of the team Andrey Karginov took part.

“Since 2011 KAMAZ-master Team takes part in this interesting and, moreover, necessary program “World without Tears”.  It’s very important that this program helps exact hospitals in their needs, improves quality of medical service, allows children to receive effective treatment and to recover sooner.”

I have two sons and I am very worried when one of them is ill and I understand how important it is to have a good, modern equipment for helping children. Therefore when I get the chance to participate in this event on behalf of our team, I do it with great pleasure. It’s a joy to see happy children’s eyes”, - said Andrey Karginov.

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VTB IS a General Partner of the rally team KAMAZ-master since 2005. Sponsorship support is used for creation and improvement of the technical base of the team, payment of participation in competitions and creation of new race vehicles. With the help of the bank was built the sports center of the team , that allows to make preparation of people and vehicles in comfortable conditions.

“World without Tears” program exists already for 14 years. In this period more than 100 children’s hospitals in 52 regions of the Russian Federation from Moscow to the Kamchatka territory were helped. The total amount of the charity support of the VTB bank was 300 million rubles. Any children’s medical organization can become a participant of “World without Tears“ program, they should only send in the application. The program is targeting. Hospitals, participating in the program, choose themselves what equipment, medicine and expendable materials they need.